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  • CT Angiography, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-2
    • W. Dennis Foley
    • English
    This issue reviews the wide range of uses of CT angiography. After overview of technology and injection and image acquisition techniques, the issue proceeds to review the use of CT angiography for imaging the carotid artery and cerebrovascular circulation, the thoracic aorta, and the abdominal aorta and pelvic arteries. Renal, hepatic and pancreatic, and mesenteric circulation are also covered as well as circulation in the upper and lower extremities. The uses of angiography in trauma patients and in pediatric patients are also reviewed.

  • AANA Advanced Arthroscopy: The Knee

    Expert Consult: Online, Print and DVD
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert E. Hunter + 1 more
    • English
    AANA Advanced Arthroscopy: The Knee, by Robert E. Hunter, MD and Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD, helps you make the most effective use of advanced and emerging, state-of-the-art arthroscopic techniques for managing a wide range of knee problems. Premier arthroscopic surgeons discuss disease-specific options, managing and avoiding complications, and rehabilitation protocols…in print and online. 14 videos demonstrate tibial plateau fracture management system, anteromedial tibial tubercle transfer, osteochondral allograft for a femoral condyle defect, anatomic single bundle ACL reconstruction, anatomic reconstruction of the posterolateral corner, and more.

  • Understanding Hospital Billing and Coding

    • 2nd Edition
    • Debra P. Ferenc
    • English
    A comprehensive, approachable guide to hospital insurance billing and coding, Understanding Hospital Billing and Coding, 2nd Edition covers everything hospital billers need to know, from patient admission to accounts receivable management and HIPAA. It builds on your knowledge so that you can make a successful transition from the physician/outpatient environment to the hospital setting. Written by coding expert Debra P. Ferenc, this book covers the hospital regulatory setting, the structure and functions of hospital departments, patient accounts and data flow, the billing process, coding, claim forms, reimbursement, accounts receivable management, HIPAA requirements, and much more.

  • Drug Hypersensitivity, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 94-4
    • Werner J. Pichler
    • English
    This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the internist up to date on the latest approaches to drug hypersensitivity. Acute symptoms and reactions such as urticaria, angioedema, anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock are covered. Delayed symptoms such as MPE, SDRIFE, delayed urticaria, vasculitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, AGEP, and DRESS/D(i)HS are also covered. Complex clinical pictures are explored, including the side effects to biologics, anticoagulation (including HIT), and cytostatic drugs (such asoxaliplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and others). Other topics include perioperative anaphylaxis, betalactam hypersensitivity, and NSAID intolerance.

  • Rhinology: Evolution of Science and Surgery, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-3
    • Rodney J. Schlosser + 1 more
    • English
    Topics include: Cilia dysfunction; Innate immunity; Superantigen; Local & systemic IgE; Biofilm; Fungus; Novel topical therapeutics; Systemic therapies in managing sinonasal inflammation; Application of minimal ESS techniques; Role of maximal ESS techniques; Surgical salvage for the non functioning sinus; Quality of life outcomes of FESS; Extended endoscopic techniques for sino-nasal resections; Endoscopic skull base and trans-nasal craniectomy; Evolving materials and techniques for ESS; Rhinologic surgical training.

  • PET in CNS Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-2
    • Andrew B. Newberg + 1 more
    • English
    Since PET was first introduced clinically, brain tumors have been an important area for its use. Diagnosing the cause of patients experiencing seizures has been an additional area for which PET has demonstrated its value. PET imaging is also being investigated for the understanding of depression and other psychiatric disorders. Also the challenges for developing radiotracers is reviewed in a separate article.

  • Update on Medical Disorders in Pregnancy, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • Judith Hibbard
    • English
    This issue Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics examines medical disorders in pregnancy. Guest Editor Dr. Judith Hibbard has assembled a panel of experts who offer reviews on topics including Preeclampsia, Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Pregestational diabetes, Asthma management, Management of renal disease, Renal transplant recipients and pregnancy, Sickle disease and pregnancy, Thyroid disease, Gestational diabetes, Pregnancy after gastric bypass, Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy, Cholestasis of pregnancy, and Ethical issues in obstetrics.

  • Safety, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-2
    • Debora Simmons
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Debora Simmons, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, will feature such article topics as: Cause Mapping Critical Events; Blood Bank Safety in the ICU; Patient Safety in Perinatal Care; High Risk Drugs in Critical Areas; Enteral Feeding Tubing Misconnections; Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition; Negotiating Safety; Device Complexity and Human Factors; Decreasing Risk; Delirium in ICU; and Voice of the Patient.

  • The Pediatric Foot and Ankle, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-2
    • Raymond J. Sullivan
    • English
    Articles in this issue include: Adolescent Accessory Navicular; Flexible Pes Planus; Residual Clubfoot Deformity in Children; Gastroc/Soleus Contractures and Toe Walking; Late Sequelae of Childhood Clubfoot Treatment; Tarsal Coalitions; Update on the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot and the Implications for the Adolescent and Adult Foot and Ankle; The Use of Gait Analysis in the Treatment of Pediatric Foot and Ankle Disorders; Ilizarov External Fixation in the Correction of Severe Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformities; Subtalar Athroerisis in Pediatric Flatfoot Reconstruction.

  • Adolescent Substance Use Disorders, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-3
    • Yifrah Kaminer
    • English
    This comprehensive issue on Substance Abuse in youth begins with articles on epidemiological trends, genetic risk factors, neurobiology of substance use disorders, and race and gender associations, and then provides detailed reviews on prevention and various treatment methodologies. Treatments discussed include individual and group interventions (motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy), contingency reinforcement, multidimentional family therapy, pharmacotherapy, and post-treatment aftercare. Also reviewed in detail are substance use disorders and psychiatric comorbidity. The issue then takes a close look at two emerging areas of concern in youth: gambling and internet occupation, and energy drink use. By all accounts, a must-read issue for psychiatrists everywhere.

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